Jianghu Journeys 2 - Cowboy Bebop 2, Michiko & Hatchin 2, Samurai Champloo 2

On this episode Morgana leads the charge for another Shojo Showdown! We examine the first volumes of MARS, Midnight Secretary, and Ouran High School Host Club! We also discuss Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, SPY X FAMILY, Tongari Boushi no Kitchen, The Gamestars, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Work survivor’s guilt - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Anime remakes - 00:04:51 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War has a stupid power creep and looks great - 00:15:12 Anime discussion on Mob Psycho 100, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, My Hero Academia, and Golden Kamuy - 00:20:35 Morgana has been watching Chainsaw Man and SPY X FAMILY anime with her husband - 00:26:41 dakazu has read way more of the Witch Hat Atelier spin-off, Tongari Boushi no Kitchen, than the series proper - 00:35:08 Utsubyou ni natte Manga ga Kakenaku narimashita follows Koji Aihara as he suffers suicidal thoughts during the COVID-19 pandemic - 00:37:34 dakazu loved Natsume Ono’s new manga The Gamestars - 00:43:18 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Chainsaw Man, We will discuss and review Tatsuki Fujimoto’s horror comedy shonen battle series with special guest Marion(covers vols 7-9) - 00:47:36 Main Segment Shojo Showdown: Ouran High School Host Club/Midnight Secretary/MARS, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the beginning of each shojo manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three - 00:49:04, Including: Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori - 00:50:43 Midnight Secretary by Tomu Ohmi - 01:07:48 MARS by Fuyumi Soryo - 01:19:47 We pick our favorite out of the three shojo manga - 01:40:05 Next Week’s Topic: Chainsaw Man, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:42:51

13 Nov 20221h 44min

This week dakazu and Morgana are back and we’re joined once again by Whimsy! We discuss Choujin X, Genkaku Picasso, Homunculus, The First Slam Dunk, and more! Then we dive into our Chainsaw Man Retrospective by examining volumes 4-6!!! Follow Whimsy and check out her YouTube and Blog! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Just the Way You Like It” by Guesthouse, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Whimsy has been enjoying the wonderful art of Sui Ishida in Choujin X - 00:02:01 Genkaku Picasso by Usamaru Furuya was a tearjerker - 00:08:48 dakazu likes fact checking Yama to Hawaii with his wife - 00:14:32 News: Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed Hideo Yamamoto’s Homunculus - 00:17:26 A trailer for THE FIRST SLAM DUNK reveals 3D animation and voice actor recasting - 00:19:31 This Manga is Awesome! panel from New York Comic Con now on Manga Mac TV - 00:24:35 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Shojo Showdown, We will read the beginning of three different shojo manga to see if we’d keep reading them and also pick our favorite, including: Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori, Midnight Secretary by Tomu Ohmi, and Mars by Fuyumi Soryo - 00:27:33 Main Segment Retrospective: Chainsaw Man. Transition Song: “Get Ready” by Midnight Noise, We discuss Tatsuki Fujimoto’s horror comedy shonen battle series(covers vols 4-6) - 00:30:51 Next Week’s Topic: Ouran High School Host Club/Midnight Secretary/Mars, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:49:39

6 Nov 20221h 51min

October Extravaganza comes to a bloody end with the start of our Chainsaw Man Retrospective. But not before our special guest schools us on some of the current anime airing this season. Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast talks to us about Urusei Yatsura, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, and more! Listen to the Anime Nostalgia Podcast and follow Dawn! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 The Crew asks Dawn about her Halloween traditions. - 00:02:12 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, Dawn talks about the absolutely stacked anime season - 00:05:27 Darfox and Dawn talks about the new Urusei Yatsura anime series and the audio commentary Dawn is making for each episode - 00:06:56 An interloper shows up and interrupts our guest in the middle of her segment. He talks about The Right Way to Make Jump by Takeshi Sakurai - 00:09:34 Dawn talks about Go For It Again, Nakamura!! by Syundei, Orochi by Kazuo Umezu, and the 90s Berserk anime - 00:13:52 Darfox talks about the live action movies based on The Fable by Katsuhisa Minami - 00:17:53 Darfox and Dawn talk about Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - 00:24:38 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective continuation on Chainsaw Man. dakazu and Morgana will return, reuniting the main crew but they will also be joined by a very special guest: Whimsy! We will read volumes 4, 5, 6 all available on the Shonen Jump App. - 00:32:18 Main Segment Retrospective: Chainsaw Man. Transition Song: “K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R” by Ian Post, The crew talk about their introduction to Chainsaw Man and the contrast with some of Tatsuki Fujimoto previous works - 00:32:57 The crew talks about how the author makes storylines about heavy subjects but lets the audience discover what it’s about on their own, such as Denji and Makima’s relationship - 00:50:18 We discuss the finer points of Chainsaw Man’s anatomy - 01:01:42 We analyze the lore behind the devils and specifically the political aspects of the Gun Devil - 01:06:03 The crew talks about the infamous “kiss” scene - 01:31:46 Anime vs Manga: we talk about the ways the anime looks good and how the manga’s art is irreplaceable for us. - 01:42:33 We complain about manga fans who can’t help hint and spoil stuff for anime watchers, and we dissect the anime OP’s movie references - 01:46:50 Darfox makes the realization that the unique Ending Song for the Chainsaw Man episodes will ruin him in anime music quiz - 01:52:05 Next Week’s Topic: Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Ghost Waltz” by Ziv Moran - 01:59:12

31 Okt 20222h 1min

October Extravaganza continues but this time dakazu is away. So Darfox, Seamus and Morgana must bravely tackle the Pet Shop of Horrors in our main segment. But not before talking about Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki! and the new Urusei Yatsura anime. Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 The Crew talks trick or treating and Halloween anticipation. - 00:01:23 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, Morgana talks about Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki! - 00:04:41 Darfox talks about the new Urusei Yatsura anime series on HIDIVE - 00:13:40 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto. dakazu and Morgana will be away so Darfox and Seamus will be joined by a very special guest. Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast. We will read the first 3 volumes all available on the Shonen Jump App. - 00:25:25 Main Segment Manga in Motion: Pet Shop of Horrors. Transition Song: “K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R” by Ian Post, Morgana talks about her origin with the manga and some of the mangaka’s other work. - 00:28:00 We give a synopsis of the anime and talk about it’s similarities with the classic 80s horror movie Gremlins - 00:33:32 We start our discussion on the four episodes - 00:48:40 Next Week’s Topic: Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto featuring Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Ghost Waltz” by Ziv Moran - 01:27:24

23 Okt 20221h 30min

October Extravaganza continues with Morgana and Darfox returning from New York Comic Con! We discuss their trip, Bad Boys, Happy Home, Fire Punch, Chainsaw Man, and more! Then we check out Franken Fran, Wonderland, and Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation for a Triple Dip!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Darfox and Morgana recap their trip to New York Comic Con and the This Manga is Awesome! panel - 00:01:09 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, Morgana was read volume 2 of Bad Boys, Happy Home - 00:23:43 *SPOILERS* Seamus compares themes from Fire Punch to other media - 00:27:27 Darfox and dakazu gush over the Chainsaw Man anime - 00:40:54 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury is very similar to Revolutionary Girl Utena - 00:49:17 dakazu gives his first impressions of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - 00:52:38 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Pet Shop of Horrors, We will review the 1999 anime adaptation of Matsuri Akino’s horror manga about a mysterious pet shop in Chinatown - 00:55:12 Main Segment Triple Dip: Wonderland/Franken Fran/Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation, Transition Song: “K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R” by Ian Post, We read the first volume of three different horror manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite - 00:57:49, Including: Wonderland by Yugo Ishikawa - 00:58:43 Franken Fran by Katsuhisa Kigitsu - 01:11:14 Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation by Yoshiyuki Nishi - 01:23:49 We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:38:33 Next Week’s Topic: Pet Shop of Horrors, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Ghost Waltz” by Ziv Moran - 01:40:15

16 Okt 20221h 41min

With Darfox and Morgana away at New York Comic Con, Seamus and dakazu have decided to revisit Prose Picks and read a novel! They check out Sayaka Murata’s tale of a woman trying to escape societal expectations in Earthlings! They also discuss Ooku: The Inner Chambers and Fire Punch!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions, Darfox and Morgana live at the This Manga is Awesome! panel, Four Loko - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Our favorite light novel adaptations - 00:04:32 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, *SPOILERS* We discuss the end of Ooku: The Inner Chambers - 00:09:12 dakazu and Seamus have been reading Fire Punch for comparison with Earthlings - 00:22:56 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read and compare three different horror themed manga, including: Wonderland by Yugo Ishikawa, Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation by Yoshiyuki Nishi, and Franken Fran by Katsuhisa Kigitsu - 00:32:47 Main Segment Prose Picks: Earthlings, Transition Song: “K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R” by Ian Post, We review Sayaka Murata’s novel about a woman who wishes to be an alien free from the human society she is forced to conform to - 00:34:12 Next Week’s Topic: Wonderland/Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation/Franken Fran, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Ghost Waltz” by Ziv Moran - 01:12:42

9 Okt 20221h 14min

We’re kicking off this year’s October Extravaganza by finishing our Dorohedoro Retrospective! What SHOCKING fate awaits Caiman and Nikaido? Is the Gyoza Fairy real? Tune in to find out! We also discuss spoilers from BEASTARS volume 20!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions, Plastic cauldrons, Hocus Pocus 2 - 00:00:00 Our October Extravaganza schedule vlog - 00:03:34 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 20 - 00:04:45 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Prose Picks, We will read and review the novel Earthlings by Sayaka Murata - 00:26:24 Main Segment Retrospective: Dorohedoro, Transition Song: “Paranormal” by Jay Ray, We review Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 22-23) - 00:41:13 Next Week’s Topic: Earthlings, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Ghost Waltz” by Ziv Moran - 01:26:35

2 Okt 20221h 23min

It’s time for the penultimate episode of our Dorohedoro Retrospective! We deliberate over the major revelations and make predictions on how it will all end! We also discuss edgelord manga, Darfox catches up on Overlord, and dakazu loves Ramen Akaneko! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Zero Gravity” by Dono, Opening, Introductions, dakazu got a dog - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Suggestions for the most edgelord manga - 00:02:43 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Darfox has been watching Overlord with Overlord enthusiast Lightningbolt - 00:13:02 - dakazu is glad ANGYAMAN found success with Ramen Akaneko - 00:32:42  Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Dorohedoro, A complete review of Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 22-23) - 00:40:02 Main Segment Retrospective: Dorohedoro, Transition Song: “Paranormal” by Jay Ray, We review Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 19-21) - 00:41:13 Next Week’s Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:26:35

25 Sep 20221h 28min